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UNHCR ARMENIA – On 15 September 2016, Academy of Justice has launched a distance learning program on Refugee Law envisaged for the judges of administrative courts of the Republic of Armenia with the support of the Representation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Armenia. Academy of Justice has designed an electronic self-study of the course open for general public, as well as, an electronic platform available only for the users registered in the system.
The electronic page and the platform can be accessed through the following links: http://www.justiceacademy.am/#736 http://elearn.justiceacademy.am .
On the occasion of the launch of the distance learning program, UNHCR Representation in Armenia welcomes and acknowledges the interest among legal professionals, in particular the judiciary, in expanding their knowledge and experience in refugee law.
‘’UNHCR Armenia appreciates the Academy of Justice and members of the judiciary for their eagerness in promoting deeper insight into refugee law, their professional approach and commitment to a long-term cooperation with UNHCR and its legal network in order to ensure the protection and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in Armenia.’’, said Ms. Kate Pochapsky, UNHCR Protection Officer in UNHCR.
For the first time in Armenia, a refugee law course is launched for judges – this is in view of the important role of the judiciary in serving as a check and balance in the asylum procedure. The importance of knowledge on refugee law, in general, among the public and legal experts, in particular, is crucial against the backdrop of today’s unprecedented numbers of displaced populations in the world. Globally, there are now more than 65 million forcibly displaced, and more than half the world’s refugees are children. Every minute 24 people are forced to flee their homes – 1 in every 113 people worldwide is now either an asylum-seeker, internally displaced or a refugee.
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